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Well, looks like there is an abundance of kits showing up in the kennels lately. Several litters are in the nest boxes and one or two from underground. I'm...
lindamedero1
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Mar 13, 2007
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good to hear from you again, did your rabbits take a break naturally then this winter? when do you plan on reworking your set up? i remimber you had mentiond...
Nathan Sidebottom
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Mar 13, 2007
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Yup, about a 2 month hiatus this winter. No one is looking run down at all, coats really nice, maybe even a little chubby but that should even out as they...
Linda Medero
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Mar 13, 2007
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if you are able to get the does to adjust to the tractor and kindle well in them as you move them around that would be good, but even if you just moved the...
Nathan Sidebottom
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Mar 13, 2007
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As long as I can figure a way to attach the nest boxes to the tractor, it shouldn't be that big a deal. Now if I could just wiin the lottery so I could buy...
Linda Medero
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How long does it take bunnies to decide to dig out? Aliza ... From: Nathan Sidebottom To: colonyraisingrabbits@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007...
Aliza
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Mar 13, 2007
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OK, I'm sorry, I'm new to the group.... What are the tractors that you are talking about?? Like, a literal tractor? Like a work tractor? Sorry, I know its a...
Lauren Moore
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Mar 14, 2007
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In my experience, a few days. Long enough not to worry about having flooring if I decide to do the tractor thing. Linda M. www.YankeeKennels.com Lebanon, OR ...
Linda Medero
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Mar 14, 2007
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In my experience, a few days. Long enough not to worry about having flooring if I decide to do the tractor thing. Linda M. www.YankeeKennels.com Lebanon, OR ...
Linda Medero
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Mar 14, 2007
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Tee Hee!! No, the term "chicken tractor" and then later "rabbit tractor" comes from a structure large enough to house some chickens or rabbits but small enough...
Linda Medero
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Mar 14, 2007
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I live in Oregon by the way and we do have freezing weather. Just make sure you give them something to get out of the weather and you can use straw to give...
Linda Medero
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Mar 14, 2007
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Cool. thanks so much - I bet the angora would take even longer - they are the laziest bunnies ever. Of course no wet pasture for them LOL. aliza who is busy...
Aliza
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Mar 14, 2007
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as long as you have a shelter put up where you can put their food and water and they can get out of the weather they will be fine out in the winter, their...
Nathan Sidebottom
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Mar 14, 2007
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not sure angoras would do well in a colony, not if you want to keep them clean for wool production, they will get matted and messy with all the grass and hay...
Nathan Sidebottom
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Mar 14, 2007
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I have does in pairs in cages and they dont chew or matt up - they are germans. They will be on wood flooring after being box trained so I dont have a mess...
Aliza
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Mar 14, 2007
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Hi Aliza, It sounds like you know what you're doing and you have thought it out well. I found this site and I thought it quite amazing - perhaps you will find...
Marian
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Thanks so much for the link - this is similar to what I have been envisioning. I am very very grateful. I will email them in a bit and ask about their litter...
Aliza
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I see.... OK.... thanks.....maybe I'll try it out.... ... From: Nathan Sidebottom <nsidebottom@...> To: colonyraisingrabbits@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Lauren Moore
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I don't think that they would like our weather then!! It's really wet in the spring..... I'll keep thinking about it though.... ... From: Linda Medero...
Lauren Moore
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Bravo!! I'm an experimenter at heart and you will find that lots of fears evaporate as you try different things and find what works for you and your bunnies....
Linda Medero
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Mar 15, 2007
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Let me know about the litter training. I have found the does, when liing alone do very well but once the babies are around it's all over the place! Linda M. ...
Linda Medero
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Mar 15, 2007
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Well I emailed the lady from Canada and she box trains the kits after weaning to the paper litter and then to straw in the litter boxes. She only has non...
Aliza
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Mar 15, 2007
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Ah, hedging her bets, eh? Smart lady. It might be that my areas are too big for them to be trained in. Linda M. www.YankeeKennels.com Lebanon, OR ... From:...
Linda Medero
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She also said that you can remove them when they only use one or two boxes:o) Her single pens are a minimum of 16sq' so I would assume the colony pens are...
Aliza
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Mar 15, 2007
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sounds like bunny heaven. Since you won't be breeding them I would think that would be a good amount of space for them. Linda M. www.YankeeKennels.com ...
Linda Medero
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Mar 15, 2007
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Hi everyone. I have set up a temporary colony with 5 bunnies in it. Soon to be 3 bunnies because the guy I bought them from sexed them wrong. I ended up with...
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Apr 5, 2007
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Ahhh, escape artists, aren't they grand?! Shame you don't have the time to wait her out to see how she does it. They can climb a bit, depending on the ...
Linda Medero
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Several of my rabbits, will use the 1x1 mesh to climb right up the side of the cage like a ladder, and push open the tops, despite the top mesh being secured...
Greg and April
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Apr 5, 2007
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Wireless cameras broadcast to ANY receiver within 100 feet. I would go hardwire instead, bigtime! That way, no one can illicitly record my surveillance (of...
Pamela Alley
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Keep in mind that the wireless units are going to start around $200 +, while a plain jane wired cam is going to start under $100. Greg H. ... From: "Pamela...
Greg and April
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